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    Memorial

    Stutton

    Roadside Cross

    Source: Copyright Doug Ireland

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    Current Location

    Road Side in the westside of the village, Manningtree Road, Stutton, Babergh, Suffolk, IP9 2TA, England

    OS Grid Reference

    TM 14487 34815

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    © WMR-4492

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    Type of Memorial
    Cross
    WMR Reference Number
    4492
    Description
    Celtic cross on three stepped octagonal base. Dedication inscribed on three polished faces of the base's second step. Granite boulder adjacent records names.
    Inscription
    Middle step: @7:00- THIS CROSS IS ERECTED / TO COMMEMORATE / ALL THOSE WHO / WITH LOYAL HEARTS @6:00- LEFT THEIR HOMES / AND WENT FORTH / FROM THIS VILLAGE / TO FACE DEATH @5:00- AND ENDURE HARDSHIP / IN A RIGHTEOUS / CAUSE / 1914 - 1919 @12:00- THERE IS NO OTHER WAY / TO LIFE AND TO TRUE / INTERNAL PEACE EXCEPT THE / WAY OF THE HOLY CROSS Bottom step @6:00- ALSO THOSE WHO SERVED / 1939 - 1945 Boulder: The Men of / STUTTON / who Fell in the Great War / 1914-1919 / (Names) / And in World War Two 1939-1945 / (Names)/ They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old / Age shall not weary them, nor years condemn. / At the going down of the sun and in the morning / WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
    War
    First World War (1914-1918)
    Number Commemorated
    16
    Died
    16
    Information shown
    Initials, surname
    Order of names
    Surname
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Number Commemorated
    6
    Died
    6
    Information shown
    Initials, surname
    Order of names
    Surname

    Components

    Memorial

    Height: 279.4mm

    Width: 635mm base

    Depth: 635mm base


    Made from: Granite - Cornish


    Condition: Good


    Historic England

    Grade: II

    List Entry: 1469692

    Reasons for listing from Historic England website: Historic interest: * as an eloquent witness to the tragic impact of world events on the local community, and the sacrifices it made in the conflicts of the C20. Architectural interest: * as an accomplished and well-executed composition comprising a Celtic wheel-head cross of rough-hewn Cornish granite. Boulder is excluded from listing.

    • Account of unveiling in East Anglian Daily times, 14 May 1920
    • "Stutton War Memorial." Historic England, https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1469692. Accessed 4 September 2024.